Active Quote by Shigeru Miyamoto

I didn't just swim when I was younger. I did ballet, horse riding, everything. I was very active.

— Ellie Simmonds

I swam very competitively till I was 15, then I swam for fun until I was 18. But athletics remain a very big part…

— Teddy Sears

I was very into swimming, but I was never into contact sports. I think it was because I knew I wasn't going to get…

— Jonathan Anderson

I grew up as a swimmer, speaking of sports; I spent a lot of time before school and after school swimming.

— Sunita Williams

I don't swim! That's like athletic.

— Chloe Sevigny

I have the opportunity to be part of swimming history. To take the sport to a new level would be an honor for me.…

— Michael Phelps

The only reason I started swimming was for water safety. Then, once I started falling in love with sports, I got more comfortable with…

— Michael Phelps

When I started I only swam freestyle, and did just freestyle in my first Paralympics.

— Jessica Long

I started swimming before I got into wrestling at, like, 4 years old, then I wrestled from, like, 5 years old through college, graduated,…

— Chad Mendes

I walked away from the sport for 17 years, then started swimming again recently in a master's program.

— Mark Spitz

Because I was a swimmer, I felt like sports did help me to realize that my body was more than what it just looked…

— Iskra Lawrence

It has nothing to do with swimming. That happens to be my sport. I'm trying to see how far I can go

— Mark Spitz